M77.9

Enthesopathy, unspecified

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M70–M79 Other soft tissue disorders

BillableComplete code, valid to report

M77.9 (also written M779) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for enthesopathy, unspecified. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 20 codes in category M77 (Other enthesopathies). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 1 entry. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 13 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from M77 Other enthesopathies

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from M77 Other enthesopathies
  • bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)
  • osteophyte (M25.7)
  • spinal enthesopathy (M46.0-)
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Bone spur NOS
  • Capsulitis NOS
  • Periarthritis NOS
  • Tendinitis NOS

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry